The _yoming tradition survives. And thank goodness.
Being honest, I was kind of sweating it a little bit going into this game. My confidence was… shook… from two weeks ago. A game that shouldn’t have ended with an L that really shouldn’t have.
Anyway, it’s nice to be on this side of the scoreboard again and against a Cowboys team that isn’t… bad? Not sure how to peg an offense that barely cracked the century mark in yards until the fourth quarter. But this team also beat Texas Tech? I dunno.
We got to see the return of Holani (yay!) but Jeanty not playing in the second half due to an undisclosed lower body injury (boooooo!). Mr. George Holani came back in stride with 20 rushes for 75 yards with a long of 11. Nice to see him doing his thing.
Ashton Jeanty “only” had 6 rushes for 53 yards. That’s awesome for peasants like us, but nowhere near his standard. Hopefully he’s back by next Saturday against Fresno.
The Broncos opted for swapping the QBs every so often. Taylen Green started and went 3-6 pashing, four rushes for 19 yards and a touchdown. He also lost a fumble but thems the breaks sometimes.
Maddux “Mad Dog” Madsen went 12-15 passing and 147 yards with also a passing touchdown.
McAlister continued to be the best WR in the Broncos lockerrom with seven catches for 160 yards and a touchdown. His longest was 49 yards.
By and large this was the Broncos’ defense best game. _yoming collective offense only had 112 total yards, eight first downs, one for 11 on third downs, and only ran 45 plays (a shade over 21 minutes in possession). Andrew Peasley threw a pick and Oladipo nearly had a pick six late in the game.
Andrew Simpson had six total tackles for the Broncos to go along with one sack. Ty Benefield had the lone interception for the Broncos.
The team needed this one. And bad. They protected the blue and beat a… not bad(?) Cowboys team when the debacle from two weeks could have been a dark cloud.
The Broncos face Fresno State next Saturday at 8 pm mountain.
Go Broncos!
I told you guys that I had us covered today!! Lucky hat still undefeated. Had some minor fits of rage when they stopped putting Jeanty in the game, but apparently he had an injury. Hope he gets on the mend. Our offense is better with him in the backfield. Defense finally showed up. We were contesting passes. Still need to work on pressure from the front 4 but he’ll of a game from the defense. Also, give that punter the hammer!! Wyoming was absolutely crushed by poor field position. He is every bit the weapon Jeanty is. Great game! Go… Read more »
I hope this is a turning point in Bronco football.
Without the two muffs perhaps another two scores.
Maddog is the man, nothing away from TG10
Hope Jeanty is ok.
Hopefully Jeanty is okay. Best game the defense has played all year. If not for the muffed punt _yoming would have been shutout. Too much to ask that we play like this every week? Still would like the team to pick one QB and roll with him instead of trying to split the snaps so evenly.
Credit where credit is due! All of Bronco Nation has been calling for his head (me included), but Avalos looked like a head coach yesterday. Hamdan called a good game. The defense cleaned things up A LOT! If we can have overall execution and fire like yesterday, we might well go on a run to a Mtn. West Championship! I’m really hoping that Jeanty is ok. Holani is really good – Jeanty is elite. I hate to see TG10 go somewhere else, but Madsen is clearly the better quarterback. Maybe they can convince Taylen to switch positions? Anyway, just celebrating… Read more »
As many of us men know, it takes longer to get out of the dog house than it does to get in. It took Andy over two seasons for many to consider him in the dog house. He’s not yet out. Not by a long shot. That said, it is not impossible to imagine this game ending up 50+ to 0. Jeanty playing the full game, better ball protection, and Maddog the whole game, This is not to take away from TG10, he played well; nice TD run and nice TD pass. Wyoming is a solid team on D and… Read more »
Goes to show people have no clue what’s going on. Everyone panicking about AJ. Armchair QS’s relax.
I guess that includes the coaches, since they have also said publicly that they don’t have the answers as to why the team isn’t clicking and they will keep working on things. It isn’t “panic” or “disloyalty” when an invested fan base sees sub-standard results and wants change. A disinterested and dispassionate fan base would be like, “Bummer that Avalos/coaching staff have a terrible non-conference record and are underperforming, I sure hope they figure it out. I must be an ‘armchair quarterback’ – I should just not have an opinion.” A passionate fan base is going to call out poor… Read more »
Yeah. Those armchair “QS’s” sweating blowing a 20 point lead in 5 minutes are just full of hot air. While I’m certainly positive about the last game, all prior games this season and the last season before Koetter took the helm don’t leave Avalos with a lot to hang his hat on. He’s still on the hot seat because before this Wyoming game the team has not been good. As my fellow Bronco fan trapped in Oregon stated, we always hope for the best for this team, and we will be very happy if they are able to keep this… Read more »